Literacy Reflection

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I have progressed well with my plan for literacy improvement during the course of this unit and have achieved some good results; however there are still some problem areas which require additional work. My personal review strategies consisting of searching and counting words, combining sentences, deleting unnecessary words, consulting websites and colleagues have been very effective. However, my plan to use online student support services and discussion forums to analyse my writing did not eventuate and I intend to make use of these services in future.
My use of words such as “many”, “about” and “things” has ceased in favour of words which are better capable of expressing my thoughts. My sentences are more concise as I have become more conscious

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